Setlist from Lincoln Theater performance 11/16/17
Setlist from Lincoln Theater 11/16/17 (…as best I recall the order. The first and last poems of each set are 99% surely correct. Stuff in the middle each? Probably correct.) … Continue reading
CUPSI may have changed CUPSI, but Slam has plenty of work left
Slam has not been changed by the events of CUPSI; CUPSI has been changed by the events of CUPSI. Contrary to the bandwidth being consumed by the rest of the … Continue reading
The (Actual) Inherent Problem with Poetry Slam
(Note: I’m informing you out the gate that this one is a bit inside, a little shop talk with the Poetry Slam community at large. Feel free to keep moving … Continue reading
How Novel: A quick note on outlining
Thick in novel land. While floating out here, I’m fulfilling a not-unreasonable request about process. Here’s some insight into how I (try to) get the job done. All of the … Continue reading
Black Art in Columbus: A Keynote Speech
(This is a keynote address I delivered at the inaugural event for the My Brother’s Keeper Black History and Culture Series on February 1, 2016 at Saint Charles High School. … Continue reading
Poem published in Crab Orchard Review
I came home to copies of the Crab Orchard Review 20-year retrospective that I have a poem in. I’m not supposed to be in this thing. When I look at … Continue reading
When the Author Has to Draw
Some rough sketches of the drawings I have to do for funders of the Kanye West vs. Prince essay. I have to do 11 of these, plus all of the … Continue reading
How Bad Was Rust Belt 2015?
People have asked about how bad the 2015 Rust Belt Poetry Slam was. While I’ve been away from it for a few years, I feel confident in stating that it … Continue reading
POEM – Comfort Woman’s Gold
My poem, “Comfort Woman’s Gold”, appears as part of the Center for Victims of Torture’s “It Starts With Hope” project. It’s a real honor to be able to contribute something … Continue reading
An Amendment on Writer’s Block. And MF DOOM.
I don’t get writer’s block, not in the traditional sense. I’ve long held that it doesn’t exist, and that what writers are dealing with is not so much an inability … Continue reading
Scott Woods Writes 